US 12,240,341 B1
Controlling vehicles at a charging station
Vamsi Krishna Pathipati, San Carlos, CA (US)
Assigned to Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US)
Filed by Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/364,297.
Int. Cl. B60L 53/12 (2019.01); B60L 53/10 (2019.01); B60L 53/126 (2019.01); B60L 53/14 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/35 (2019.01); B60L 53/36 (2019.01); B60L 53/38 (2019.01); B60L 53/39 (2019.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/67 (2019.01); B60L 53/68 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 53/12 (2019.02) [B60L 53/11 (2019.02); B60L 53/126 (2019.02); B60L 53/14 (2019.02); B60L 53/32 (2019.02); B60L 53/35 (2019.02); B60L 53/36 (2019.02); B60L 53/38 (2019.02); B60L 53/39 (2019.02); B60L 53/62 (2019.02); B60L 53/67 (2019.02); B60L 53/68 (2019.02); B60L 2240/68 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of charging a power storage unit of a vehicle, the method comprising:
determining a first charge location of a lane of a charging station;
controlling the vehicle to enter the lane and position the vehicle at the first charge location;
receiving energy from a first charge component at the first charge location to charge the power storage unit of the vehicle;
determining that a second charge location of the lane is available, the second charge location being subsequent to the first charge location;
controlling the vehicle to position the vehicle at the second charge location;
receiving the energy from a second charge component at the second charge location to charge the power storage unit of the vehicle;
determining that a charge state of the power storage unit satisfies a first threshold charge state;
determining that the first charge location of the lane is available; and
controlling the vehicle to remain at the second charge location until the charge state of the power storage unit satisfies a second threshold charge state, the second threshold charge state being greater than the first threshold charge state, wherein controlling the vehicle to remain at the second charge location is based at least in part on the first charge location of the lane being available.